UBKKB007 Introduction to the world literature 1

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Martin Pilař, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Martin Pilař, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Martin Pilař, CSc.
Institute of The Czech Language and Library Science – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the the history of world literature since the antiquity till the period of modernism in 19th century. Key authors, their works as well as the main literary movements will be discussed in detail.
Syllabus
  • National and world literature
    William Shakespeare as a founder of canon of the Western literature
    Fiction and non-fiction in travellers' diaries
    Diderot and Sterne
    Modern short fiction since E.A. Poe
    American fiction and novels
    Modern poetry
    Novels since Balzac
    Modernism
Literature
    required literature
  • BLOOM, H. Kánon západní literatury. Praha, 2000. info
  • HODROVÁ, D. Hledání románu. Praha, 1989. info
  • MACURA, V. a kol. Slovník světových literárních děl 1 - 2. Praha, 1989. info
    recommended literature
  • PELÁN, J. Kapitoly z francouzské a italské literatury. Praha, 2000. info
  • Světové literatury v kostce. Praha, 1999. info
  • ZATLOUKAL, A. Studie o francouzském románu. Olomouc, 1995. info
  • HILSKÝ, M.; ZELENKA, M. (edd.). Od Poea k postmodernismu (Proměny americké prózy). Praha, 1993. info
  • HODROVÁ, D. Román zasvěcení. Praha, 1993. info
  • ČERNÝ, V. Tvorba a osobnost II. Praha, 1993. info
Teaching methods
Lecturing
Assessment methods
Test
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Přednáška 2 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
Active participation in the seminar (two absences are permitted), presentation of an essay.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022.
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